Michael Rubin, MD, MA is a critical care neurologist and clinical ethicist.  After completition of his critical care training at Washington University in St Louis, he completed a masters in bioethics and health policy from Loyola Chicago.  He directs the Quality and Safety Conference of the department of Neurolgy, chairs the UT Southwestern Clinical Ethics Committee, and is a national leader in clinical neuroethics, including lead auhtorship on ethics positon statements for the American Academy of Neurology.